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...Media in Guatemala exposed scandals such as La Linea, involving embezzlement from the customs service, which brought down then-president Otto Pérez....
...Lyrics jumble up Christian and pagan imagery, revolving around the refrain: “Who are you?” The bemusement continues on “Folly” (“What species is this? What century?”)....
...Certainly, female artists have never been slow to make their own versions of the carol, from Petula Clark in 1958 (the record, A Christmas Carol, was one of the first stereo releases), Nat King Cole’s daughter Natalie...
...A canon experiences a ruinous revelation of pagan joy by visiting a garrulous recluse on Christmas Eve; an ex-monk lives in a shed on an island, feigning normality....
...Christian superstition of the pagan and unknown is also on display in Red Riding Hood – as is strict, homily- driven parenting....
...Black Swan, which stars Natalie Portman as an ambitious ballerina, on release in the US and opening in January in the UK....
...As the popularity of this grew, so the pagan origin was lost....
...Amputee Natalie du Toit of South Africa finished in 16th place. She is the first amputee to qualify for the games....
...Two female soloists, Stephanie Liapis and Natalie Desch costumed in Liz Prince’s frumpy white frocks, give as good as they get, clutching, pushing and crashing floorwards with or without partners....
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